Mrs.
Bingham was born in Union county, Georgia, on Friday, December 8, 1922, a
daughter of the
late Cage Towe and the late Mary Roper Towe.A lifelong resident of Blairsville, she was a homemaker and a
member of
Faith Baptist church.Mrs. Bingham was a
charter member of the Order of The Eastern Star, Nottley Chapter #471.She loved her family, and was an avid
gardener and loved her flowers.Mrs.
Bingham loved to quilt and sew.Other
than her parents, Mrs. Bingham had been preceded in death by two
daughters,
Ellen Moore in 1999, and Dovie Dyer in 1994, and four grandchildren.

Survivors
include her loving husband of 64 years, Roy W. Bingham, of Blairsville;
daughters: Blanche Patterson, Mary Holbrook, Sarah Anderson, Betty
Brewer, and
Bonnie Tolliver, all of Blairsville; Diane Simmons of Cleveland, Georgia;
sons: Roy L. Bingham, of Blairsville; Joe Bingham, of Hiwassee Dam; and
Tony
Bingham, of North Carolina; a sister, Dora Fortenberry of Blairsville;
sixteen
grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren, and four great great
grandchildren also survive, along with a host of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.

Funeral
services were held Sunday,
July 21, 2002, at 2
p.m.,
from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home in Blairsville, with Rev. Jimmy
Rogers,
Rev. Waymon Lovell, and Rev. Larry Allison on officiating.Specially selected music was presented by The
Faith Singers.The following gentlemen
served as pallbearers: Tim Wheeler, Albert Garrett, Keith Donaldson,
Wayne
Thomas, Jeff and Dale Underwood.Interment was in ProvidenceMethodistChurchCemetery.If you wish, memorials may be made to The
Gideons International, P.O.
Box 521, Blairsville, GA30514.

Mr.
Dervin was born in Warren County, New Jersey, on Wednesday, February 23, 1916,
a son of the
late Frank J. Dervin and Ida Snyder Dervin.He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and served during World War
II.Mr. Dervin had been living in this
area since
1980, moving here from Whitehouse
Station, New Jersey.He was a member of First United Methodist
Church of Union County, and Darcy Masonic Lodge, Chapter #37, F&AM,
in Flemington, New Jersey.Besides his parents, he had been preceded in death by a brother,
Myron
James Dervin.

Survivors
include his loving wife, Mildred K. Dervin, of the home; son, William
James Dervin,
of Winchester, KY
and Richard Thomas Dervin, of Holland, Michigan; three grandchildren; Matthew William
Dervin, of
Marietta, GA;
Jeffery Dervin and Mitchell Dervin, both of Holland, Michigan;
many other relatives and friends also survive.

Memorial services
are scheduled for Wednesday,
July 24, 2002 at 11
a.m.,
from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Eddie
Herring
officiating.Interment will follow in UnionMemoryGardensCemetery.

The
family has suggested that memorials could be made to Hospice of
Northeast
Georgia, or to The American Cancer Society.

Mr.
Nichols was born in Union
County, Georgia,
on Saturday, August
1, 1925, a
son of the late George Nichols and Ruby Fowler Nichols.He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and served
during World War II, in the Pacific Theatre.Mr. Nichols lived in St.
Clair Shores, Michigan
for
34 years, where was employed in the automobile manufacturing industry.He moved back to Blairsville in 1983, and was
a member of NewUnionBaptistChurch.Mr. Nichols was also a member of the
NRA.Tow sons, Phillip and Alvin D.
Nichols, preceded him indeath.

Survivors
include his wife, Beulah Mae Mashburn Nichols, of Blairsville; daughter
and
son-in-law, Ann and Preston Robbins, of Hot Springs, Arkansas;
son and daughter-in-law, Lynn and Adrian Nichols, of Mt.
Morris, Michigan; daughter and son-in-law Marie and Jim Gleason, of
Clinton
Township, Michigan; daughter and son-in-law, Melonie and Skip Payne, of
Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, Herb and Rita Nichols, of Warren,
Michigan; son, Gene Nichols, of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law,
Pat and
George Burton, of Bay City, Michigan; son and daughter-in-law, Terry
and Della
Nichols, of St. Clair Shores, Michigan; son and daughter-in-law, John
and Pam
Nichols, of Mocksville, North Carolina; daughter, Polly Schulz, of St.
Clair
Shores, Michigan; daughter and son-in-law, Molly and Jeff Wright, of
Redding,
California; a sister, Helen Malone, of Blairsville; four brothers: G.D.
Nichols, of New Baltimore, Michigan; Bill Nichols, of Smyrna, Georgia;
Gib and
Larry Nichols, of Blairsville, 24 grandchildren, 27 great
grandchildren, and many
other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
July 23, 2002, at 3:00
p.m., from New Union Baptist church, with Rev. Tom Ford and
Rev.
Don Hood officiating.Special music was
presented by Larry, Bill and Darren Nichols and Skip Payne.The following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: Lynn Nichols, Herb Nichols, Terry Nichols, Johnny Nichols,
Kevin
Payne, Brian Payne, Kyle Nichols, Jeff Nichols, and Gene Nichols.Military Honors were presented by The North
Georgia Honor Guard.Interment was in NewUnionBaptistChurchCemetery.

Mrs.
White was born in Kings County,
New York, on Sunday, April 11, 1954.She was a public school teacher at HiawasseeDamSchool
where she taught for many years.Mrs.
White had been living in the Blairsville area since 1975, moving here
from Hollywood, Florida.She
was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of
God in Hiawassee, Georgia.

Surviving
Bobbye are her parents, James and Josephine Cardullo, of Blairsville;
her son,
Michael Dylan White, of Blairsville; Dylanís family: Michael and Carol
White,
Jennifer, Michelle and Matthew, all of Blairsville; sister and
brother-in-law,
Maria and Mark Rivera, of Maryville, TN; nephew, Gus Rivera and niece,
Nicole
Rivera; many friends and other relatives survive.

Funeral
services were held Monday,
July 22, 2002, at 11
a.m.,
from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Greg
Roberts
officiating.Special music was presented
by Lacie Underwood and Tony Ford.Interment
was in UnionMemoryGardensCemetery.